500 CST Objective Questions with
Answers
1. What term did Pope Pius XI officially use in 1931 for the Church’s response to social
issues?
A. Social Gospel
B. Social Doctrine
C. Social Policy
D. Social Evangelization
Answer: B. Social Doctrine
2. The term "Social Teaching" focuses more on the:
A. Political nature of man
B. Evangelical message of faith
C. Practical and historical application
D. Scriptural exegesis
Answer: C. Practical and historical application
3. What is the theological basis for the Church's concern with human life?
A. Man’s ability to govern
B. Man is created in the image and likeness of God
C. Man’s control over nature
D. Man’s financial productivity
Answer: B. Man is created in the image and likeness of God
4. Which encyclical first responded to industrial revolution injustices?
,A. Centesimus Annus
B. Laudato Si
C. Rerum Novarum
D. Populorum Progressio
Answer: C. Rerum Novarum
5. The methodology of Social Teaching includes the following EXCEPT:
A. See
B. Judge
C. Preach
D. Act
Answer: C. Preach
6. Who is the subject of the Church’s Social Doctrine?
A. Only the Pope
B. Lay politicians
C. The entire Christian community under their pastors
D. Only religious priests and bishops
Answer: C. The entire Christian community under their pastors
7. What does "Via Negativa" refer to?
A. The celebration of sacraments
B. Denouncement of unjust situations
C. Liturgical reforms
D. Strict political neutrality
Answer: B. Denouncement of unjust situations
,8. What is the foundation and object of Social Doctrine?
A. Natural law and canon law
B. Human dignity and rights
C. Evangelism and catechism
D. Liturgy and culture
Answer: B. Human dignity and rights
9. Which document emphasizes the importance of moral law in rebuilding social order?
A. Rerum Novarum
B. Quadragesimo Anno
C. Pacem in Terris
D. Laborem Exercens
Answer: B. Quadragesimo Anno
10. According to CST, what is the correct first step in engaging social reality?
A. Debate
B. Seeing
C. Legislation
D. Voting
Answer: B. Seeing
11. Who issued the encyclical Pacem in Terris?
A. Pope Paul VI
B. Pope Leo XIII
C. Pope John XXIII
, D. Pope Benedict XVI
Answer: C. Pope John XXIII
12. What issue is Laudato Si primarily concerned with?
A. Artificial intelligence
B. Economic inequality
C. Environmental degradation
D. Feminist theology
Answer: C. Environmental degradation
13. The term “mater et magister” (mother and teacher) refers to:
A. Political leaders
B. The Church
C. Vatican Council
D. Religious education
Answer: B. The Church
14. Which pope emphasized labor as key to solving social questions?
A. Pope Francis
B. Pope John XXIII
C. Pope John Paul II
D. Pope Pius XI
Answer: C. Pope John Paul II
15. What concept in CST insists on prioritizing help for the marginalized?
A. Common good
Answers
1. What term did Pope Pius XI officially use in 1931 for the Church’s response to social
issues?
A. Social Gospel
B. Social Doctrine
C. Social Policy
D. Social Evangelization
Answer: B. Social Doctrine
2. The term "Social Teaching" focuses more on the:
A. Political nature of man
B. Evangelical message of faith
C. Practical and historical application
D. Scriptural exegesis
Answer: C. Practical and historical application
3. What is the theological basis for the Church's concern with human life?
A. Man’s ability to govern
B. Man is created in the image and likeness of God
C. Man’s control over nature
D. Man’s financial productivity
Answer: B. Man is created in the image and likeness of God
4. Which encyclical first responded to industrial revolution injustices?
,A. Centesimus Annus
B. Laudato Si
C. Rerum Novarum
D. Populorum Progressio
Answer: C. Rerum Novarum
5. The methodology of Social Teaching includes the following EXCEPT:
A. See
B. Judge
C. Preach
D. Act
Answer: C. Preach
6. Who is the subject of the Church’s Social Doctrine?
A. Only the Pope
B. Lay politicians
C. The entire Christian community under their pastors
D. Only religious priests and bishops
Answer: C. The entire Christian community under their pastors
7. What does "Via Negativa" refer to?
A. The celebration of sacraments
B. Denouncement of unjust situations
C. Liturgical reforms
D. Strict political neutrality
Answer: B. Denouncement of unjust situations
,8. What is the foundation and object of Social Doctrine?
A. Natural law and canon law
B. Human dignity and rights
C. Evangelism and catechism
D. Liturgy and culture
Answer: B. Human dignity and rights
9. Which document emphasizes the importance of moral law in rebuilding social order?
A. Rerum Novarum
B. Quadragesimo Anno
C. Pacem in Terris
D. Laborem Exercens
Answer: B. Quadragesimo Anno
10. According to CST, what is the correct first step in engaging social reality?
A. Debate
B. Seeing
C. Legislation
D. Voting
Answer: B. Seeing
11. Who issued the encyclical Pacem in Terris?
A. Pope Paul VI
B. Pope Leo XIII
C. Pope John XXIII
, D. Pope Benedict XVI
Answer: C. Pope John XXIII
12. What issue is Laudato Si primarily concerned with?
A. Artificial intelligence
B. Economic inequality
C. Environmental degradation
D. Feminist theology
Answer: C. Environmental degradation
13. The term “mater et magister” (mother and teacher) refers to:
A. Political leaders
B. The Church
C. Vatican Council
D. Religious education
Answer: B. The Church
14. Which pope emphasized labor as key to solving social questions?
A. Pope Francis
B. Pope John XXIII
C. Pope John Paul II
D. Pope Pius XI
Answer: C. Pope John Paul II
15. What concept in CST insists on prioritizing help for the marginalized?
A. Common good
